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Faulhaber computed the sums  \\[  S_{m,n}=\\sum_{k=1}^n k^m  \\]  for all \\(m\\leq 17\\). For example,  \\[  S_{3,n}=1^3+2^3+\\cdots+n^3=\\binom{n+1}{2}^2.\\tag{cubes} \\]  Oddly enough, only recently has the problem of computing \\(q\\)-analogues of sums of powers attracted the attention of mathematicians. Two years ago \\textit{K. C. Garrett} and \\textit{K. Hummel} [A combinatorial proof of the sum of \\(q\\)-cubes, Electron. J. Comb. 11, Research paper R9 (2004; Zbl 1050.05012)] found -- by combinatorial means -- a \\(q\\)-analogue of the sum of cubes. Unfortunately, their result lacked the elegance of cubes, and Garrett and Hummel asked for a more appealing \\(q\\)-version. This was provided by the reviewer [On the \\(q\\)-analogue of the sum of cubes, Electron. J. 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